Asrock 970 Extreme3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 48%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 65%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 39%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (29th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 71 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 56.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics83.3% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive88.7% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardAsrock 970 Extreme3  (all builds)
Memory11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20120327
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 06 '20 at 20:02
Run Duration148 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 22%
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 PC Performing below expectations (29th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-8120
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
56.4% Above average
Memory 77.1
1-Core 64.7
2-Core 109
53% 83.5 Pts
4-Core 194
8-Core 306
31% 250 Pts
64-Core 319
20% 319 Pts
Poor: 46%
This bench: 56.4%
Great: 63%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210
CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 445.75
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
83.3% Excellent
Lighting 84.9
Reflection 94
Parallax 153
69% 111 fps
MRender 184
Gravity 130
Splatting 106
111% 140 fps
Poor: 105%
This bench: 83.3%
Great: 123%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130
722GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 199 237 266 275 271 278 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
88.7% Excellent
Read 464
Write 406
Mixed 381
SusWrite 254
84% 376 MB/s
4K Read 34.5
4K Write 62.5
4K Mixed 43.5
141% 46.8 MB/s
DQ Read 253
DQ Write 218
DQ Mixed 232
174% 234 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 88.7%
Great: 133%
SanDisk Ultra II 960GB-$226
666GB free
Firmware: X41100RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 198 234 196 200 180 179 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
59.8% Above average
Read 410
Write 372
Mixed 182
SusWrite 198
65% 290 MB/s
4K Read 17.2
4K Write 37.4
4K Mixed 17.9
69% 24.2 MB/s
DQ Read 254
DQ Write 210
DQ Mixed 158
138% 207 MB/s
Poor: 62%
This bench: 59.8%
Great: 107%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70
545GB free
Firmware: CC34
SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 88 89 87 85 89 MB/s
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
59.3% Above average
Read 120
Write 113
Mixed 55
SusWrite 87.1
68% 93.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 1
170% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 59.3%
Great: 68%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1333 C9 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 667 MHz
Performing below potential (17th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
43.1% Average
MC Read 16.8
MC Write 14.6
MC Mixed 15.3
44% 15.6 GB/s
SC Read 7.4
SC Write 8.8
SC Mixed 12.4
27% 9.53 GB/s
Latency 86
46% 86 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 43.1%
Great: 55%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical 970 Extreme3 Builds (Compare 273 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 34%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 68%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 28%
Raft

Motherboard: Asrock 970 Extreme3 - $82

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 78% - Very good Total price: $370
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HDDRAMUSB
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